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loofah
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun loofah has 2 senses
- loofah(n = noun.plant) loofa, loufah sponge, luffa - the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer; Array is a part of dishcloth gourd, luffa, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine
- loofah(n = noun.plant) luffa cylindrica, vegetable sponge - the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit; Array is a kind of dishcloth gourd, luffa, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine
is a kind of fiber, fibre
OXFORD DICTIONARY
loofah, n. (also luffa)
1 a climbing gourdlike plant, Luffa cylindrica, native to Asia, producing edible marrow-like fruits.
2 the dried fibrous vascular system of this fruit used as a sponge.
1 a climbing gourdlike plant, Luffa cylindrica, native to Asia, producing edible marrow-like fruits.
2 the dried fibrous vascular system of this fruit used as a sponge.
Etymology
Egypt. Arab. lufa, the plant
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